On the occasion of the twentieth-anniversary issue of the Public Opinion Quarterly in 1957, an issue devoted to twenty years of public opinion research, Herbert Hyman reflected on the existing state of theory about public opinion (Hyman, 1957; pp. 54-60). The state of theory was bleak, he commented, if one looked for a grand theory that integrated the vast empirical findings of past and contemp...

Development Forum (published by the UN Centre for Economic and Social Information/OPI) in its latest issue (November-December 19781 reproduces a text by Jean Ripert, Under-Secretary-General in charge of the Department of International Economic and Social Affairs. The editors introduce the text (reproduced in this issue on pages 123-456) with the paragraph : « The drive toward world development ...

This study explored the factors associated with state-level allocations to tobacco-control programs. The primary research question was whether public sentiment regarding tobacco control was a significant factor in the states' 2001 budget decisions. In addition to public opinion, several additional political and economic measures were considered. Significant associations were found between our o...

In recent years, Minority languages in China are widely used on the computer and network. But now there is no effective public opinion analysis system of the minorities overall attitude of the masses of the hot events or topics. In this study, we research on Tibetan topic orientation recognition. First, according to the Tibetan context and life characteristics, combined with a set of emotional ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the age related incidence of advanced chronic renal failure in two areas of England. DESIGN Prospective study of patients newly identified as having advanced chronic renal failure within a two year period; subsequent monitoring of patients' clinical course for a further 26 months. SETTING Devon and Blackburn. SUBJECTS Those patients in a population of 708,997 who de...

In the modern medical era it has been known as well that physical activity and exercise are important factors to prevent from different chronic diseases. Scientifically, there are numerous evidence based studies about protective role of exercise against chronic diseases such as cardio- respiratory diseases, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia etc, which have been completely explained. Historically, an...

Enabling the public to understand scientific concepts and advances, and the issues they raise, is an increasingly important challenge for scientists and politicians alike. public opinion—received via polls and elections—can influence scientific policy-making, and hence affect the funding and even the nature or focus of research itself. the fierce dispute over genetically modified crops in Europ...